Does any company produce FM synths today (hardware)?
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- KVRist
- 283 posts since 7 Apr, 2001 from Milwaukee, WI
You'd have to find one second hand, but how about a Yamaha DX-200? Seems to be kind of what you are looking for, FM with knobs. It doesn't have a keyboard though but I'm sure you probably have one right? Don't let the groovebox-like appearance set you off, it's a pretty nice synth.. loads DX-7 patches and has a resonant filter which most hardware FM synths forego.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454 - KVRAF
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- 1621 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks, that's an interesting suggestion - I'll check this one out as I do have a controller keyboard.etherdesign wrote:You'd have to find one second hand, but how about a Yamaha DX-200? Seems to be kind of what you are looking for, FM with knobs. It doesn't have a keyboard though but I'm sure you probably have one right? Don't let the groovebox-like appearance set you off, it's a pretty nice synth.. loads DX-7 patches and has a resonant filter which most hardware FM synths forego.
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- KVRAF
- 2818 posts since 30 Aug, 2001 from where dinosaurs are still alive
but it's a limited fm 6-op synth. the ops are all there (with algorithms) but you can edit just three. via midi and yamaha software included you can access the other ops and you even got graphic envelopes.etherdesign wrote:You'd have to find one second hand, but how about a Yamaha DX-200? Seems to be kind of what you are looking for, FM with knobs. It doesn't have a keyboard though but I'm sure you probably have one right? Don't let the groovebox-like appearance set you off, it's a pretty nice synth.. loads DX-7 patches and has a resonant filter which most hardware FM synths forego.
it's 16 voice polyphonic or 4 in unison and I friggin' love it.
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- KVRAF
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- 1621 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Where can you buy the DX-200 nowadays?
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- KVRAF
- 4669 posts since 26 Sep, 2005 from U.A.E
Bay of E.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1621 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Of course, ye ol' ebay. None there at the moment though (UK)
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- KVRian
- 1178 posts since 24 Jan, 2003 from the hilly bit in Lincs, UK
There's a PC editor for the DX-200 I think. I had the brother, an AN-200, and there was certainly a PC editor for that. If I remember correctly, the editor reveals quite a lot of stuff that's not immediately apparent on the physical interface.
Plus, the DX-200 has lots of flashing lights
Plus, the DX-200 has lots of flashing lights
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- KVRAF
- 4669 posts since 26 Sep, 2005 from U.A.E
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- KVRist
- 41 posts since 10 Sep, 2003 from Mouvaux - Northern France
Alesis Fusion workstations have got four synthesis types, including FM (besides Sample playback, Virtual Analog & Physical modeling). No idea of the number of operators it has.
